![]() ![]() The Schiit Audio URD is priced at $1,299 and is available in a silver or black finish directly from Schiit Audio Online or the Schiit Audio Retail Store. Maximum Sample Rate/Bit Depth on all outputs: 32-bit/192khz.Simultaneous USB or S/PDIF output option.Maximum Sample Rate/Bit Depth: 32-bit/192kHz ( Hi-Res Audio).Formats Supported: Redbook CD only ( no HDCD, SACD, MP3CDs, or FLAC CDs).In addition, if you determine that the URD is not right for you within 15 days of receiving it, you can send it back for a refund, minus a 5% restocking fee. One exception: the drive mechanism which is covered for 2 years. Warranty and Return Policy: Schiit Audio provides a 5-year limited warranty that covers parts and labor. This could prove to be very handy for those who use an AVR with those types of inputs. ![]() ![]() This makes it convenient if you have an external DAC that doesn’t have a USB input but may have a S/PDIF input. USB to AES or Coax Conversion: In addition to source switching, the URD can also convert the two USB input signals to S/PDIF output. Tip: The provided remote control allows you to switch between CD, USB1, or USB2. The streamer gets connected to the same external DAC as the CD transport. Imagine connecting your network streamer to the URD and being able to compare CDs to digital streaming with the press of a button. This allows the URD to switch between CD and USB sources and pass their audio signals out to a USB DAC or the digital inputs of an AVR or integrated amplifier. USB Hub: In addition to its CD and USB playback output capabilities, the URD also has two USB inputs. In addition, Coax and AES outputs allow you to connect the URD to compatible external audio systems. From there, the URD provides four 32-bit microprocessors and a 100% linear supply with separate transformers for both the drive and digital sections.ĬD Transport with USB or SPDIF Output: The CD transport plays Redbook CDs, while the provided USB output, allows direct connection to an external DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter) with USB input. This makes it easy to place and stack on top of other Schiit Products, such as the Freya and Loki Max.ĬD Drive Construction, Processors, Power Supply: The URD’s CD drive uses StreamUnlimited‘s metal tray-loading Redbook CD mechanism. The URD incorporates a streamlined design and is 16-inches wide, 8-inches deep, and 2-inches high. Product Design: Primarily designed and built in California, with PCBs also made in Utah and Nevada. Here is a closer look at what the Schiit Audio URD offers. Schiit claims URD is the only CD transport with a USB output and two USB inputs. It is a CD transport, digital hub, and USB to S/PDIF converter. Everyone has different hearing and preferences, and maybe this just isnt for you. When you consider the digital roots of Schiit, the URD makes perfect sense. You may listen to the 650 and Schiit Stack exclusively for over a month and still come away thinking the 598 is still just as good - and this is OK. We are rather big proponents of CD players and especially when the design is rather forward thinking and not limited to only CDs and 16-bit/44.1kHz playback. The ASR crowd must be bumming rather hard this morning in regard to the Schiit URD CD player there is no internal DAC and that means that they will actually have to listen to it and grade it based on the sonic performance connected to other digital devices. ![]()
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